Telegram-herald., 1887-04-17

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~ two yssrs 40 and sbe~s sxns u = ecn-
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ssraAsn S Loag Furniture compssy, he
sDly sxCsnslse fAEior le1nzture aisnufse-
tafsfs and Wholesalers "a tks eiEy. sznploy
fbirfy men "a tie epholstsxiog department.
bsvs : espiisl invested of 40 GO and lind
Sasin<ss Pfons4oie. Tie hasiaess has been
established lsss thsn year oal - steadily
grosing.
TIE OFisI Cabinet Company has
pass~d 20 the rasnzxenenf of Chas. ~
Blzck. snd s one 0f tie most prosperous of
tbs snali fsctoxlss Ia The city. They em-
pl0Y over . hundred n1sn IN the manufsc-
tare u fancy furniture wares For the
pasE ioar years their business has showed
healthy in1 ease per snnuHn. and Tbs year
they expScE 10 make the largest shoslng 0f
any year since The factory has been sstab-
llsnsd.
The Hansy MannfsclaFiDg Co ana drift
Ing cut OF tie foundry and agricultural li1e
aud branching ont In the manufacture OF
school furniture. The capital Invested Is
s-O.oc0. thirty hands are employed and the
annual oatput Is about 5000.
secretary foo,s. OF the orand Rapids
Chair Company, said. Oar business has
more than doubled within the past flge
wears. We have increased our capacity ia
buildings Five wears ago We did NOT occa-
py one-half the land We do now. and have
expended about s. coo improving our extra
land The number Of our employees
have been increased hundred.
trade looks very = encouraging now
for the future. and we expect large IN
crease this season. in addition 10 hns
chairs. We manufacture chefoniers, cham
Der suits, book cases. sideb0ards and tables.
Formerly we made chairs exclusively"
The Grand Rapids Veneer Works were
the rirst and a. yet the only institution OF
the kind in Grand RApids. They repre-
sent a capital Of $4,000, have an snnual
output OF $4,000 and employ twenty-five
hands. Business is far ahead Of last year.
the capacity is being increased daily and
the firm are unable to keep up with their
business. Prospects for this years trade
are excellent.
Nelson. Matter & Co. have one of the
largest furniture manufactures in the State,
and enjoy sn immense trade. They employ
$50 hands in their factory, have a capital
OF $1,000 and an annual output OF $780,
900. Trade is far ahead OF last years, and
indications point 10 ore OF the brightest
years in the ilrm's history. The firm have
branches in Chicago and New York.
The Sigh Furniture Co. have capital of
$4,000 and employ 100 hands. Their an-
nual output amounts 70 500 600. and busi-
nss' this year is % pc, cent above that OF
last year.
The Wolverine Chair Co. now operated
by VIM. K. Powers. do = general jobbing
business OF making furniture, etc. 10 order,
together with their line OF chairs. They
employ fifteen TO twenty hands. They are
nov making Hour mill machinery for The
Martins Middlings Purifier Co. and bed
lounge frames for Mr. 5. l.. King.
;. L. King operates an exclusive bed
lounge factory. employing fifteen hands IN
the upholstering department the frames
being manufactured by the Wolverine Co.
lie has re-engaged in business since last
fall. and reports very satisfactory trade.
The Grand Rapids Furniture Co. make
speciality of cheap beds, employing eighty
i've hands. and have a capital of $4,000.
They enjoy q business OF $4,000 annually.
have large and increasing trade, and are
confident OF good years business.
The Folding Chair and Table Company,
make q specially of extension, breakfast,
kitchen and fancy tables. The capital in
ployed and the annual output amounts 10
$4,000 Trade cannot be excelled in this
line. The business of 1855 was 90 percent
over that Of So and this year the increase
will be nearly as great.
The Grand Rapids School Furniture
Company, have been engaged in this busi-
ness since May last. They employ 65
hands, have capital invested of $4,000
and an annual output of SOC. 900. Trade
~.lI 81. -
10 profitable business in this line.
Clark & Hodges make q specially of hard
wood tables. which find sale in all the prin-
cipal furniture markets. Twelve men are
employed, the firm have abundant capital.
and their factory has daily capacity OF 40
tables.
The W. A. Berkey Furniture Company,
furnishes employment to 80 hands. IN the
manufacture of all kinds of furniture,
making centre tables and parlor desks a
speciality. The capital invested represents
ss5. 900 and the annual output $4,000 to
sl50,O0o. Compared with last year, trade is
fully % per cent and prospects indicate
continuance. In addition 10 wholesale, the
firm carry on large retail business.
The Berkey & Gay Furniture company
employs about FIVE hundred men They
make the finer grades of furniture. II is
one OF the four largest factories in the city.
ADc tolupaHf has long Dtcl one OF the
principal leaders in the manufacture of
hne furniture and the annual sales are
above a million dollars.
IL IS but necessary to pass by the immense
factory of the McCord & Brad6eld Furniture
company to realize the advancement they
have made within the past few years Two
years ago they increased their factory cnpsc.
ity by the erection OF six-story building
on Ottssa-st. This company have done an
increasing business from year To year, and
the increase this year from present assursn-
ces will be 40 per cent over that Of last year
The factory gives employment 10 about 100
men. The company manufacture the me-
dium grades Of furniture, of mort every
style. which finds market In every State
In the Union. No better example Of the
growth Of the city's industries could be
cited than the remarkable growth Of this
factory.